Published Every Thursday in Pembroke, NC
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VOLUME ^ THl RSDA MAY V. 20112 ,Si. iV, (
Lumbee Nation
Represented at
Powwow
Miss Lumbee Jammi Lowry and Little Miss Lumbee Brand! Chavis
attended the 19,h Gathering of Nations Powwow held in Albuquerque.
New Mexico. The powwow brought together more than 500 tribes and
over 3000 dancers and singers. One event that took place at the gathering
was the Miss Indian World pageant. Tia Smith of the Cayuga
tribe Six Nations Reserve in Ontario. Canada was crowned as the new
Miss Indian World. Attending the pow wow allowed the girls to meet
ambassadors from other tribes, as well as the prestigious honor of
representing the Lumbee people. When asked about the trip. Brandi
replied, "This was my first time traveling to New Mexico and I really
had a good time at the powwow." Jammi had this to say about the
event, "It was a humbling experience as I watched and entered w ith the
dancers into the arena from the four comers of the earth. It was an
honor to be able to represent my people."
Business Visions Honors Area's
Top Individuals
PEMBROKE. N.C. - A Pemirokc
pharmacist who built a
nodical supply and home healthare
business w ith nearly 401) emiloycc*.
u.i> named business Per011
of the Year at the 6th annual
lusiness Visions awards dinner
Howard Brooks and
IcalthKeeper/ were honored
kpril 30 at a banquet that is hosted
>y I'NC Pembroke's Regional
enter for Economic. Community
ind Professional Development
ind the small business and lechtologv
Development Center
SBTDC).
Corporate sponsors were
3B&T. Acme Electric. CP&L.
southeastern Regional Medical
renter and Lumbee River Electric
Membership.
Executives including President
Mark Cabral from Alamac Atneri:an
Knits accepted the Entrepreteurofthe
Year Award. This year,
he company re-opened the Lumserton
textile company that now
:mploys 330.
The Spirit of Unity Award went
;o Robeson Community College
President Fred Williams. Mr. Williams.
who is retiring this year,
guided the college through rapid
enrolment expansion and troubles,
including a yearlong probation by
the Southern Association of Colleges
(SACS).
UNC' Pembroke's top business
studentswere also honored. Kelley
Iverson. who serves as assistant
women's soccer coach for UNCP.
was named top student in the Master
of Public management program.
John Bullard was named the
outstanding student in the Master's
of Business Administration progrant
He is a l.aurinburg banker,
employed bv I. uni bee--Guaranty-Bank
Sabrina Pickens of Pembroke
was named outstanding undergraduate
business student.
L'NCP Chancellor Allen C.
Meadors praised the collaborative
ellorts between business, contmunits
and higher education.
itlt the Regional Center, the
Small Business Center and our
growing investment in COMtech
industry and technology park, our
university is reaching out in many
ways to its surrounding community."
Chancellor Meadors said.
"B> 2007. the university will
spend S80 million in construction,
making us a growth industry and
a partner in the economic development
of the region."
Mr. Brooks, whose company
was called one of the fastest growing
businesses in Robeson County,
said he remains focused on the
benefits his business provides.
"What it's about is creating the
resources that create income for
our employees and create positive
outcomes for the people we
serve." Mr. Brooks said. "We see
between 5-600 patients every
day"
Alamac's President Cabral said
the resurrection of his company
was a community effort
"We vyere not certain we could
make this work, but we knew we
had the ability to make this a successful
venture." Mr. Cabral said.
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"Greg ( I ay lor of the SB I'DC) and
main others were very important
to our effort. We had a lot of support."
RCC's Fred Williams said his
personal accomplishments are secondare
"Much more important that the
things I have done are the people
I've worked with and the lives we
have affected over the years." Mr.
Williams said. "We must all leant
to work as a whole."
Keynote speaker was Dr. Warren
tiulko. a professor in the
Cameron School of Business at
LfNC Wilmington, lie was fonner
director of the Small Business and
lechnologv Development Center
at IINCW."
UNCP's Associate Vice Chan-'
'cellor for Outreach Richard
Bothel. who introduced Dr. Gulko.
was host for the evening event at
Pine Crest Country Club in Lumbenon.
John Knlltirtl, Lnnthei Gutirnnlei'
2002 Heartquest
Health Fair
Conic be a pari of the 2002
Heartquest health 1 air and community
event at C olutnhusCounty
I lo>p.tal I t ee health screenings to
include cholesterol, glucose, blood
pressure, free giveaways. and
much more. I ridav. Max Ifrom
0:00 AM to 2:00 I'M oine be
apart of this huge event
If you have any finest ions, call
(>42-0() |(i
Free Poetry Contest
Open to PembrokeArea
Poets
A SJ .000.00 grand prize is being
offered in a special religious
poetry contest sponsored by the
New Jersey Rainbow Poets, free
to anyone who has ever written a
poem. I here are 50 prizes in all
totaling almost S5.000.00. The
deadline for entering is Max IS.
2002.
lo enter, send one poem only
of 21 lines or less: f ree Poetry
Contest. 103 N. Wood Ave..
PMU 70. Linden. NJ 07036. Or
enter on-line
w vv w .ra inbow poet s.com.
"We think great religious poems
can inspire achievement."
says Frederick Young, the
organization's Contest Director.
"Our desire is to inspire amateur
poets and we think this competition
will accomplish that. North
Carolina has produced many
wonderful poets over the years
and we'd like to discover new
ones from the Pembroke-area."
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Friends of the
Library to sponsor
book saie
The Friends of the Robeson
County Public Library will sponsor
a book sale, starting May 16th and
ending May 18th, 2002. It will be
held in the old Osterneck
auditorium. 101 North Chestnut
Street. Lumberton, NC. The book
sale will open at 5 p.m. Thursday,
May 16th and close at 9 p.m. It w ill
continue at 9 a.m. on Friday. May
17th. and close at 6 p.m. on
Saturday Ma> 18. the last day of
the book sale, the sale will begin
at 9 a.m. and conclude at 2 p.m. All
books on Saturday will sell for SI
per bag.
For information call the library
at 738-4859.
SRMC Volunteers Honored at Annual Banquet
More than 130 volunteers and
guests were honored at a garden
reception and banquet held on
April 25 at Southeastern Regional
Medical Center as part of the
weeklong celebration of National
Volunteer Week. l.uckes Welsh.
SRMC president and CEO. welcomed
the volunteers from all areas
of the medical center and its
affiliates. He said. "The most valuable
and expensive thing one can
give away is time, and you do
that."
After a dinner prepared and
served by the Food Service staff
which included beaked salmon,
marinated grilled chicken breast,
prime rib roast of beer au jus. vegetables
and a variety of deserts, the
keynote speaker Mike Collins, a
Robeson County native and president
of Perfect Work Day com
pany. otYered advice for caregivers:
his motivational talk was.
"Fun is Not a Four-Letter Word."
Following the presentation, certificates
of appreciation were presented
to volunteers for service
during the past year at the Medical
Center. Hospice of Robeson.
Camp Care. WoodHaven Nursing
and Alzheimer's Care Center.
Southeastern Cancer Center and
Southeastern Lifestyle Center for
Fitness and Rehabilitation.
Hospital Volunteer Coordinator
Beth Ivey, Vice President Reid
Caldwell and Patient Relations
Director Jeanne Stevens recognized
76 volunteers who work in
many areas of the medical center's
main campus including patient relations,
recovery, admissions and
registration, mail delivery, food
services and nursing units for their
12.545 hours of service. Hospice
of Robeson Volunteer Coordinator
Anne Crain and Chaplain Dean
Carter recognized 54 volunteers
who contributed 2.120 hours of
service and drove over 12.00
miles. Crain and Carter also recognized
29 Camp Care volunteers
who contributed 980 hours to help
bereaved children. Fitness Services
Director Trudy McLaughlin
and Kathleen Hansen, assistant
director, recognized 11 lifestyle
hospitality patrol volunteers for
1,292 hours of service. Also.
Woodl laven Southeastern Cancer
Center volunteer Coordinator
Marsha Lewis. Caldwell and
Stevens recognized 55 volunteers.
Wood Haven volunteers gave
4.033 hours of service.
\
Front row, form left, Reva Freeman (Fairmont), Sell Fields (Lumherton), Eva Shall (Fairmont),
Frances Cameron (Lumherton): Second row; Dottie Strawcutter (Lumherton), Etha Harris (Pembroke),
Raymond Lamb (Lumherton), Beverly Bryant (Bladenhoro) and Etta B. Jones (Pembroke
were recognized hy SRAtC for more than 300 hours of volunteer service each during the past year.
From left to right; Ben Jacobs- I.RDA, Howard Brooks- Health Keeper;, and Covin Ciapp- Acme Electric.
FirstHealth Mobile Health Services Van
Schedules Pembroke Screenings
A FirstHealth Mobile Health
Services van will be at the
FirstHealth Family Care CenterPembroke
for osteoporosis or
mammography screenings once a
month from early May through late
August.
The following screenings have
been scheduled:
Osteoporosis. Thursday. May 2.
from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Mammography. Thursday. June
6. from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
'Osteoporosis. Thursday. July 11.
from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
'Mammography. Thursday. Aug.
22 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Appointments are required. For
further information, or to schedule
an appointment, please call I 888-534-5333.
For more information on
FirstHealth Mobile Health Services.
visit the FirstHealth of the
Carolinas Web site at
www.firsthcalth.org.
ARE YOU AN
AMERICAN INDIAN?
The American Cherokee Confederacy
was incorporated in the
state of Georgia in I 976. We are
accepting members w ith 1 16 or
more of Indian heritage, yon don't
have to be just Cherokee, as long
as you don't belong to another
tribe or organization, t or information.
contact the : American
Cherokee Confederacy T ribal Office.
619 Pine cone road. Albany.
Georgia. 3 1705-6906 or call (229)
787-5722.
The Fifth Generation of the Late Rev. John W. Jones
Pictured from in the hack from left is Mrs. Evnia Jones, great-great grandmother, and Mrs. Betty
l.ockiear, great grandmother, in the foreground from left is Cynthia Chavis, grandmother, Christopher
Chavis, father holding his son Traylyn Jlkiya Chavis.